Practical Skills in Biology

by Allan Jones (Author), Allan Jones (Author), Jonathan Weyers (Author), Rob Reed (Author)

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  1994

  $3.25

  An easy to read, practical guide to the skills required for laboratory and field studies in biology. This unique text offers advice on all types of practical work encountered by undergraduate students. The comprehensive coverage includes general advice on practical work, including safety issues; description of laboratory techniques with hints on their use; guidance on analysis and presentation of results including oral and poster presentations; and hints on examination technique. Will be used throughout the student's degree course. Includes illustrations, hints and tips, worked examples, 'how-to' boxes, checklists and flow charts. Gives advice on communication skills, from essay writing to oral presentations, and examination technique. It is aimed at undergraduates and secondary teachers in biology. It can be used on course: BSc, HNC, HND in biology, applied biology, botany, microbiology, zoology, ecology, environmental sciences, marine biology and biomedical science.

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  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  Practical Skills in Biology is an indispensable book for undergraduate students in the life sciences. The book provides useful support at all stages of a degree course and underpins any practical course in biology. It is also a valuable resource for teachers of biology in colleges and secondary schools.Laboratory and field studies are essential components of undergraduate training in biology. Practical work must be fully understood and effectively presented, but many students under-perform because they lack basic laboratory skills. This book, now in its third edition, continues to provide students with easy-to-use guidance for laboratory and field studies, but in addition it now covers broader transferable skills. As a result the new edition provides guidance and support over the entire range of a typical undergraduate course in biology.